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It was a great night for country music at The Grammys last night! A ton of amazing performances by some of our favorite country artists, and Chris Stapleton won three Grammys!

Best Country Song: "Broken Halos", Chris Stapleton

Best Country Album: "From a Room: Volume 1", Chris Stapleton

Best Country Solo Performance: "Either Way", Chris Stapleton

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group: "Better Man", Little Big Town

Eric Church, Brothers Osbourne, and Maren Morris performed and amazing tribute to those we lost in the Manchester and Vegas tragedies.

Reba makes her debut as Colonel Sanders in the latest marketing campaign for the fried chicken chain KFC. Reba becomes the first woman to portray KFC's mascot and founder Harland Sanders, joining celebrities such as Ray Liotta, Rob Lowe, Jim Gaffigan and Norm MacDonald. As part of the campaign, the Country Music Hall of Famer will appear in ads promoting KFC's new smoky mountain barbecue chicken. KFC revealed Reba as the newest Colonel Sanders on Twitter Thursday night, the ad is absolutely EPIC:

Miranda Lambert dropped a hint that a Pistol Annies album may be in the works. She posted a photo from inside her shower that showed a guitar neck, a glass of wine, and a notepad with pen. She captioned it, "I sing, and write, and drink in the shower. Hashtag #And-So-It-begins, Hashtag #Maybe-Pistol-Annies."

And Jason Aldean fans don’t miss The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jason will perform on the show!

Jason Aldean is returning to his roots for his new single and album – both announced today. His new single is raw and bluesy, it’s called “You Make It Easy” and it’s the lead single from his eighth studio album Rearview Town that will be in stores April 13.

Jason says, “Growing up in Macon, Ga., I had a chance to learn about so many different styles of music, looking back on first playing in bands as a teenager, I was just soaking everything up. A lot of that comes out on this record...where I've been, and who I am now.”

The NHL has called on three of country's hottest stars to perform during its upcoming All-Star Game in Tampa Bay, Florida. Brett Young will perform to perform the U.S. national anthem, while Lindsay Ell will sing the national anthem of her home country, Canada. Chase Rice will perform during player introductions at the annual exhibition match, while Kid Rock will also be in the house to sing following the game's second period. The 2018 NHL All-Star Game will get underway this Sunday at 2:30 PM on NBC.

Speaking of Sunday don’t forget you still have time to plan your Grammy watching party with lots of fun snacks! Of course a ton of our favorite country stars are nominated, but you really have to watch for the amazing performances. Maren Morris, Eric Church and Brothers Osborne will together pay tribute to the victims of recent live music events.

The Recording Academy has also revealed multiple paired acts: Miley Cyrus and Elton John are going to perform together, as will Bruno Mars and Cardi B. Emmylou Harris and Chris Stapleton are slated to team up, too.

And althought it isn’t country I’m SO pumped for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee will perform “Despacito”.

The Grammys will start at 6:30 PM Sunday on CBS.

Justin Timberlake has finally released his new song, "Say Something," featuring Chris Stapleton. The video starts with Justin looping the song's beat, before he picks up a guitar and walks through a building singing. Eventually, Chris comes into frame and the two trade lyrics as they make their way towards each other to finish out the tune together. "Say Something" appears on Justin’s upcoming fifth studio album, Man of the Woods, which comes out next February 2nd.

After taking center stage at last year's Super Bowl to perform the national anthem, Luke Bryan is offering some words of encouragement to his successor at this year's big game: Pink. Luke said that Pink is one of the best singers in the world and will do an "unbelievable job" with the national anthem. Luke also said, "It's pretty nerve-wracking, I'm sure she'll kill it though. She's been on the big stage for a lot of years, certainly even more than me, so I know she'll do great." He then added, "Good luck, Pink."

Blake Shelton will be calling on one of his longtime friends for help during the upcoming season of The Voice, his "Hillbilly Bone" duet partner, Trace Adkins will join the show for Season 14. Trace will serve as an advisor to Team Blake during the battle rounds portion. You can see Blake back in action when the new season premieres on NBC February 26.Blake & Trace will also be hitting the road on his "Country Music Freaks Tour," that’ll make a stop in Dallas March 3rd.

A very interesting rumor has emerged about Kacey Musgraves, it says she will join Bravo's reality show Real Housewives of Dallas, but Kacey was quick to shut it down. After a fan page tweeted that Kacey had signed a deal with Bravo for the Season 3 of the show, Kacey simply wrote, "Oh really? News to me. #nothappening #doesntevenmakesense."While Kacey won't appear on any reality shows soon, she is working on a new studio album, Golden Hour, expected out early this year.

It's a good time to be a Chris Stapleton fan, because he's everywhere this week. It started yesterday when Justin Timberlake posted a clip of his new song “Say Something". Chris is on that, and it's out today.

He's also going to be the musical guest on this week's "Saturday Night Live". Will Ferrell is the host.

And the Grammys announced he'll be performing with EmmyLou Harris. We don't know the details, but Emmylou's already in line for a big night. She'll be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, alongside Queen, Tina Turner, and Neil Diamond.

Chris's night could also get bigger because he has three nominations. He's up for Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song, and Best Country Album.

There’s been a lot of new babies in country music over the past few months and now two of country music's cutest babies have come together for one adorable shot. Tyler Hubbard's wife, Hayley, recently posted a picture on Instagram that shows her one-month-old daughter, Olivia Rose, meeting with Thomas Rhett's five-month-old girl, Ada James. In the picture, Hayley and Thomas’s wife, Lauren, are both holding their precious girls, while looking forward to their bright future together. Hayley said in the caption, "So in love with these little angels and oh, the adventures they have ahead of them. Can't wait to watch them grow up together."

It’s an amazing week for Russell Dickerson his single "Yours" has hit the top of the country charts giving Russell his first No. 1 song. Russell reacted to his chart-topper on social media, thanking his wife, Kailey, along with his team and country radio for making it all possible. Russell said he started chasing this dream with everything he had in 2010, and knew he had something special when he co-wrote "Yours" exactly four years ago this week. What a goosebump moment! Russell said, "This was the song that kept me going. NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK I was going to fight for this song because I've never believed in a song more than YOURS!" and we are so glad he fought hard!

Dierks Bentley and his wife, Cassidy, will always have each other's backs, regardless of what the challenge may be, recently they decided to take on the challenge of not drinking.

Dierks says, "We have a way of just being on the same page together. Like, right now we're not drinking. It's been twenty days. Let me tell ya, it's now easy, especially when you open a bar sober. But we're in that fight together, you know, we talk about it every day like, 'we're really not gonna...it's another snow day, we're not gonna [laughter]...are you kidding me? There's a 2013 Jordan sitting over there. Alright, hand me the freakin' LaCroix." Good luck to Dierks and his wife! In case you haven’t heard it yet, here’s Dierks new song “Woman, Amen”.

Maren Morris had an incredible year last year, a duet with Thomas Rhett, her own music was topping the charts, and now she’s performing Sunday on The Grammys. Her performance partners might surprise you thought, she’ll be performing with Zedd and Grey. They're going to debut their song "The Middle", and although it isn’t country, it’s so catchy!

Make sure you’re watching the show Sunday, Maren could walk away with another Grammy. She's up for Best Country Solo Performance for "I Could Use a Love Song".

After announcing his new "2018 Mountain High Tour" yesterday, Dierks Bentley sat with his openers Brothers Osborne and LANCO at his Whiskey Row bar and restaurant in Nashville and talked about the tour announcement video. In the announcement Dierks takes on the role of a dreadlocked shaman as he helps LANCO and Brothers Osborne search for enlightenment on a psychedelic-induced journey.

The first round of tickets go on sale Friday – Dierks will make a stop in Austin, Houston, and Dallas!

CAM performed the Cranberries' classic "Zombie" during a "tribute night" at a club in Nashville. It was in honor of Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan, who passed away last week.

We know Brad Paisley is coming for the rodeo February 19th and 20th but it’s Brad’s proficiency with a paintbrush that getting everyone's attention this week. On Monday, Brad unveiled a wall mural at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, which he actually helped paint with the local artist Rob Hendon. The Music City-themed mural features a big acoustic guitar as well as several nods to the hometown hockey team, the Nashville Predators. The mural was revealed as part of Brad’s announcement that he's adding an April 6th stop at the Bridgestone Arena as part of his "Weekend Warrior World Tour."

And remember to DVR or watch The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight, Florida Georgia Line & Bebe Rexha will be on to sing their song “Meant to Be”.

He’s only 21 years old and Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has been appointed starter over Spurs vet and four-time champion, Tony Parker. The Spurs have been plagued by injuries this season and have used several rotations throughout the year at the guard positions. The recent change occurred before the Spurs took on the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Spurs head coach, Gregg Popovich reportedly pulled Parker aside to tell him, “he thought it was time.”

“I was just like, ‘Oh, no problem,’” Parker told ESPN. “Just like Manu, just like Pau, that day’s going to come. And if Pop sees something that is good for the team, I’ll try to do my best.”

To his credit, Murray has shown flashes of the versatile player the Spurs saw when they drafted the 6’5 Washington guard. He’s even put up double digits in rebounds in multiple games, something no Spurs point guard pulled off with ease since Rod Strickland achieved the feat during the 1989-90 season.

Spurs fans shouldn’t be surprised at Parker’s “team-first” attitude. That mentality has been behind the Spurs longevity of success. Even with injuries looming over the team all year, the Spurs are still sitting at fourth place in the Western Conference behind only the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors.

The Spurs will put their new starting point guard to the test when they host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow night at 7pm at the AT&T Center.

You can read more on the Spurs change at the point guard position from our friends at KSAT 12, here!

In Miranda Lambert's 2015 hit "Little Red Wagon" she sings the line "I live in Oklahoma" which she no longer does with her then husband Blake Shelton. Now in her new 2018 "Live Like Hippies" tour she sings a different line and it has her crowds cheering. Miranda found a rather intense replacement for the lyric during the opening night of her tour January 18th in Greenville, S.C. In a fan video posted to Instagram, Miranda struts and shimmies her way on stage up to the fateful verse, before replacing the line with a pointed "I got the hell out of Oklahoma!"

Carrie Underwood can't resist a sweet moment in her home and she shared one on Saturday On Instagram. The video was of her husband Mike Fisher reading aloud to their 2½-year-old son Isaiah from a colorful, biblical storybook. Carrie captioned the precious moment, "Story time with Daddy? Learning about Noah? and my heart melts?." Isaiah learned all about Noah and his arc and he’s pretty knowledgeable about all the animals.

Speaking of Carrie Underwood she shared a picture that shows just how serious her wrist fracture was following the fall she took in November. On Friday, she posted an x-ray image of her wrist online, revealing the plate and screws that were inserted during surgery. In the caption, Carrie said Friday's doctor visit marked the last check up on her wrist, adding that she was now "good to go!" Carrie also thanked her doctor and physical therapist for fixing her up. Aside from her wrist surgery, Carrie also had more than 40 facial stitches due to the fall.

Dierks Bentley has always embraced having personal interactions with his fans, and now they have a new way to stay connected. On Friday, Dierks tweeted that if anybody needed to reach him over the weekend, they could call his "mountain line": 970-426-5381. Upon calling the number, Bentley can be heard saying he was sorry to miss the call, but was up on the mountain right now. He then says to leave a voicemail and he'll try to call back. The phone number's Western Colorado area code encompasses the small town of Telluride, where Dierks wrote and recorded much of his new album, The Mountain.

Three of the artists who performed at last year's Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas will team up at the Grammy Awards to honor victims of concert tragedies. Eric Church, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne are all slated to take the Grammy stage on January 28, coming together for a touching tribute in honor of those affected by the tragic shooting at the Las Vegas festival as well as other victims of concert violence. During the night, the Recording Academy will also take a moment to honor the victims lost to gun violence and terrorism at live music events over the course of the past year.These artists join previously announced Grammy performers, including Little Big Town, Elton John, U2, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Pink and more.Hosted by TV personality James Corden, the 60th Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS from New York's Madison Square Garden on January 28 at 6:30 PM. It’s definitely going to be an emotional night for everyone, including Eric Church, who says he feels a personal connection to the people that lost their lives in Vegas because a lot of them frequently attended Eric’s shows.

As LANCO releases their debut album, Hallelujah Nights today, the band's Brandon Lancaster talks about how the record's title track sets its tone:

He says, "It kind of encompasses the theme of the entire album which is no matter what situation you're in, looking at the moments you're given and realizing that they're special and the people around you and the things you're going through, you know, you won't get those back and to make the most of them. That's to us what a 'hallelujah night' is."

Check out their next single “Born to Love You”:

Jason Aldean announced a new tour yesterday! The "High Noon Neon Tour," kicks off in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 10. The new tour will hit 34 cities across the country through the fall and will feature special guests Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina. Jason named the tour after a song that appears on his next album, which he says reminds him of the bars he played in Georgia when he was cutting his teeth. Tickets for select dates go on sale beginning January 26. He’ll make a stop in Dallas July 28th.

It turns out wrestler turned actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a big fan of Chris Young's music. The revelation of The Rock’s love for his music came after the he responded to a tweet from Chris which praised the actor's new film, Jumanji. After thanking Chris for his kind words about his new film, The Rock opened up about what one of the country star's songs did for him. He tweeted, "For the record, 'The Man I Want to Be' came along at the perfect time. Helped me get thru some tough times but that's for another conversation over tequila."Responding to The Rock on Instagram, Chris soon assured The Rock that he'd take him up on the offer. Chris said, "Yeah... I'll drink tequila with @therock anytime... also, go see #Jumanji it's too good."

Keith Urban had a few surprises for his Nashville fans on last night during a free pop-up show at the city's Exit/In venue. But Keith didn't just stop by to perform some songs he also had several major announcements to make. While onstage, Keith surprised the crowd by announcing the release of his next studio album, Graffiti U, and also revealing its accompanying world tour. And if those announcements weren't cool enough, Keith then welcomed the tour's opener, Kelsea Ballerini, to the stage to help him perform the Camila Cabello song "Never Be the Same." Keith and Kelsea will make a stop in Dallas November 3rd.

Dierks Bentley has a brand-new song called "Woman, Amen." Dierks explains that this song is an ode to his wife Cassie.He says, “The song's about gratitude, and the song's just the cracks in your heart and love and how you really need to have those failures and those cracks to really let love get in, so it's an inspiring song. I think it's an album that has a lot of gratitude in the album throughout every song. So, it's a good song to really just get that message out there, and all that gratitude for me starts at home. There'd be nothing without Cass and the way she's not only made my life, she's been through the ups and downs and made me a better person. I don't know where I'd be without her."

Dierks goes on to say, "Our journey together has made me the man I am today. I doubt my heart would even recognize the old me. This song addresses that in the most direct possible way."Dierks will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today to perform the new song! The video for the song gives a glimpse into its creation, featuring shots from the Telluride, Colorado, studio where it was recorded mixed with clips of the epic mountain landscapes surrounding the area.

Jason Aldean shared a photo of his infant son in full-scream mode. He captioned it, "Brittany is always posting pics of Memphis that are good, but this is actually the stuff she doesn't post."

While the recent batch of winter weather caused many in the country world to rejoice, Miranda Lambert's experience with the snow was much less exciting. Miranda updated her fans on her snow day situation late Tuesday night, posting a series of Instagram videos that show her literally pulling a little red wagon full of her luggage down a snowy driveway.In the video, Miranda explained that she was hauling her things down the driveway because the snow had prevented her tour bus from pulling up to the house. Miranda went on to say that she was preparing to embark on her "Livin' Like Hippies Tour," so improvising a solution was a must. She said,"I'm trapped on my hill and I'm leaving for tour in 4 hours. It's the most cliché, ridiculous thing that's ever happened to me."

As a snow storm headed for Nashville on Monday night, Luke Bryan sat his boys down to share some pretty exciting news with them. In a video posted on Instagram, Luke told his sons and their friends that school had been canceled yesterday and their response is priceless. The video begins with Luke gathering the boys on the couch to tell them the happy news and ends with them jubilantly jumping and screaming to celebrate another day off of school.

Speaking of snow fun – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill recently had a snow day of their own! Faith posted an adorable shot of herself and Tim having a no-holds-barred snowball fight! Then of course they followed it up with the cutest post ever of them kissing.

Midland came on the scene pretty fast last year, and even picked up two Grammy nominations along the way. Quick success like that always brings out the haters. One critic actually accused them of not paying their dues.

That didn't sit well with singer Mark Wystrach. He said, "[That] guy has never seen us live. We take the greatest pride in our ability to play live and to deliver an incredible show.

"And, that's not something that you can fake. You can't fake a live Honky-Tonk or Rock 'n' Roll or Country show. That's something that we've worked at, and it's genuine. That's all we care about.

"Anybody who wants to try to make up falsities about us, come and see us live. Period. That's it."

And you can do that at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo February 11th! Here they are at our Y100 Bud Light 8 Man Jam:

Kenny Chesney is leaving his label home of more than 20 years, Sony Music Nashville, to sign with Warner Music Nashville, we found out yesterday.

There is no word yet on why he decided to make the label change, nor any word on plans for an album after Cosmic Hallelujah, that came out in 2016. He'll join such artists as Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes, Cole Swindell, and Chris Janson.